Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2015 Q4
Updated on December 31, 2023.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2015 Q4, the average weekly wage for North Carolina was $939. Among all North Carolina counties, Durham County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.28K), followed by Mecklenburg County ($1.20K), and Orange County ($1.10K).
On the other hand, Alleghany County had the lowest average weekly wage ($589), followed by Pamlico County ($600), and Polk County ($601).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2015 Q4
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
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| 1 | Durham County | 1277 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 1204 |
| 3 | Orange County | 1095 |
| 4 | Wake County | 1072 |
| 5 | Forsyth County | 974 |
| 6 | Iredell County | 943 |
| 7 | Guilford County | 929 |
| 8 | Pitt County | 874 |
| 9 | New Hanover County | 865 |
| 10 | Union County | 850 |
| 11 | Buncombe County | 841 |
| 11 | Granville County | 841 |
| 12 | Catawba County | 835 |
| 13 | Craven County | 833 |
| 14 | Cumberland County | 814 |
| 15 | Camden County | 812 |
| 15 | Wilson County | 812 |
| 16 | Cabarrus County | 808 |
| 17 | Rowan County | 805 |
| 18 | Franklin County | 801 |
| 19 | Moore County | 798 |
| 20 | Gaston County | 796 |
| 21 | Washington County | 778 |
| 22 | Lee County | 772 |
| 23 | Henderson County | 768 |
| 24 | Davidson County | 762 |
| 25 | Alamance County | 761 |
| 26 | Nash County | 759 |
| 27 | Brunswick County | 757 |
| 28 | Cleveland County | 750 |
| 29 | Johnston County | 749 |
| 29 | Person County | 749 |
| 30 | Lincoln County | 745 |
| 31 | Chowan County | 742 |
| 32 | Sampson County | 739 |
| 33 | Chatham County | 737 |
| 34 | Currituck County | 734 |
| 35 | Lenoir County | 732 |
| 36 | Beaufort County | 730 |
| 36 | Hertford County | 730 |
| 37 | Gates County | 727 |
| 37 | Scotland County | 727 |
| 38 | Wayne County | 725 |
| 39 | Burke County | 723 |
| 40 | Caldwell County | 722 |
| 40 | Pasquotank County | 722 |
| 41 | Bladen County | 718 |
| 42 | Randolph County | 717 |
| 43 | Watauga County | 714 |
| 44 | Edgecombe County | 712 |
| 44 | Northampton County | 712 |
| 45 | Rockingham County | 711 |
| 46 | Jones County | 709 |
| 47 | Montgomery County | 708 |
| 48 | Haywood County | 706 |
| 49 | Jackson County | 705 |
| 50 | Wilkes County | 703 |
| 51 | Swain County | 696 |
| 52 | Davie County | 691 |
| 52 | Graham County | 691 |
| 53 | Surry County | 687 |
| 54 | Pender County | 685 |
| 55 | Richmond County | 682 |
| 56 | Rutherford County | 680 |
| 56 | Stanly County | 680 |
| 57 | McDowell County | 677 |
| 57 | Vance County | 677 |
| 58 | Columbus County | 676 |
| 59 | Harnett County | 675 |
| 60 | Ashe County | 671 |
| 60 | Yadkin County | 671 |
| 61 | Caswell County | 670 |
| 61 | Transylvania County | 670 |
| 62 | Cherokee County | 668 |
| 63 | Halifax County | 666 |
| 64 | Duplin County | 664 |
| 65 | Carteret County | 663 |
| 65 | Onslow County | 663 |
| 66 | Dare County | 662 |
| 66 | Madison County | 662 |
| 67 | Anson County | 661 |
| 67 | Mitchell County | 661 |
| 68 | Macon County | 658 |
| 69 | Hoke County | 657 |
| 70 | Robeson County | 652 |
| 71 | Alexander County | 645 |
| 72 | Perquimans County | 644 |
| 73 | Greene County | 643 |
| 74 | Tyrrell County | 633 |
| 75 | Yancey County | 630 |
| 76 | Avery County | 623 |
| 77 | Warren County | 622 |
| 78 | Bertie County | 613 |
| 79 | Hyde County | 612 |
| 80 | Stokes County | 610 |
| 81 | Clay County | 606 |
| 82 | Martin County | 602 |
| 83 | Polk County | 601 |
| 84 | Pamlico County | 600 |
| 85 | Alleghany County | 589 |